The councilors eventually voted to allow Morrison to serve as Council President, but the title was quickly revoked following the revelation of the ethics complaint against him.

Morrison sent a letter to the city’s attorney last week formally waiving his right to a hearing determining whether an ethics violation had occurred.

“I deeply regret the way in which I handled this situation and sincerely apologize…I made a terrible mistake despite the best of my intentions,” he wrote. “Please take into account that I allowed a homeless individual to temporarily take shelter and sanctuary in the municipal building because, base upon his statements and my personal knowledge of his past, I truly believed him to be in fear for his life…In deciding what action to take against me for the code violations, i would ask the council to take into consideration my decades of public service to the City of Prairie Village…”

Whether Morrison’s peers on the council will also take into consideration his sometimes contentious history with with the group remains to be seen.